Point of View & Conflict
"We gathered our backpacks and headed toward the trail, hoping we wouldn't get lost."
What is 1st Person POV?
The time and place in which a story takes place.
What is the setting?
Identifies the literary device in the sentence: "The autumn leaves danced across the pavement in the wind."
What is personification?
The narrative point of view where an outside narrator reveals the internal thoughts and feelings of only one character at a time (e.g., following Mary Maloney's reactions in Lamb to the Slaughter).
What is 3rd person limited?
In The Wizard of Oz, when the hero is described as having "a heart of gold," this device is being used.
What is a metaphor?
"You walk into the quiet library, scan the empty tables, and realize you forgot your notebook."
What is 2nd person POV?
Hints or clues left by the author that suggest something that may happen later in the plot.
What is foreshadowing?
Identifies the literary device in the phrase: "His heart was an ocean of emotion."
What is a metaphor?
Identifies the figurative language device used in this sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
What is a simile?
In a film, two characters are talking in a cafe while a ticking bomb counts down under their table without them knowing. This creates tension for the audience by using this technique.
What is dramatic irony?
A runner deciding whether to quit the race due to exhaustion or push through the pain to finish is an example of this.
What is internal conflict?
Descriptions in writing that appeal directly to sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch.
What are sensory details?
Extreme exaggeration used for dramatic effect, such as "I've told you a million times!"
What is hyperbole?
Intentionally the same words, phrases, or structural ideas to create emphasis (e.g., "Never give up. Never back down. Never stop trying.").
What is repetition?
A story switches back and forth between a detective searching for a missing key in the city and a suspect attempting to escape across the border at the exact same time. (name the structural technique)
What are parallel plot lines?
A sailor battling a massive storm at sea to keep his boat from sinking is an example of this.
What is external conflict?
What is character vs. nature?
This is when what actually happens in a situation is completely different from what is expected (e.g., a fire station burning down).
What is situational irony?
Identifies the literary device used in this sentence: "After working a 12-hour shift, she said she was feeling 'under the weather.'"
What is an idiom?
When an author deliberately withholds important information from the audience to build suspense or create a future surprise (as seen in Button, Button).
What is situational irony?
What is secret-keeping (from the audience)?
In Romeo and Juliet, referencing Cupid's arrow to describe falling in love is an example of this device.
What is symbolism?
What is an allusion?
"Maya felt her stomach drop as the results were posted, while across the room, Leo silently celebrated knowing he had taken first place."
What is 3rd person omniscient?
An object, character, color, or event used to represent a larger idea, such as a broken chain representing freedom.
What is symbolism?
Identifies the literary device in this line: "The tired old floorboards creaked and groaned under every step."
What is personification?
What is onomatopoeia?
In Lather and Nothing Else, why does setting the entire story inside a small barber shop?
What is in order to build suspense?
Showing a high-tech, futuristic skyscraper right next to a decaying, abandoned wooden shack is an example of this device used to emphasize inequality.
What is juxtaposition?